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Surrogacy: Wombs for Rent?
Surrogacy: Wombs for Rent?
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Homes for the Homeless?
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American streets are littered with foreclosed houses, but one daring advocate says they shouldn't go to waste. He encour... Read more
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Gambling With Health Care
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Losing your job is a blow not just to your income, but also to your health insurance. Many can't afford high COBRA premi... Read more
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Can the U.N. Keep the Peace?
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A record 115,000 U.N. peacekeepers are now deployed in 20 countries, and their mission is more vital than ever. But crit... Read more
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After Guantanamo
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Is Obama tossing out the Constitution with his new anti-terror plan? NOW investigates the controversial tactic of "preve... Read more
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Robert Kuttner, author of the new book "Obama's Challenge," talks to NOW on PBS about the enormous obstacles to -- and p... Read more
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America thought it had won the war in Afghanistan six years ago, but a recent escalation in violence and instability -- ... Read more
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Life Panel? Death Panel?
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How did private discussions between seniors and their doctors about end of life choices for the very ill or dying become... Read more
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A rise in sea levels isn't the only impact global warming is having on the world's oceans. A growing body of evidence su... Read more
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The economic crisis is affecting people in all income and social brackets, but America's baby boomers and seniors don't ... Read more
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